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During 2012, the Company’s HSE function continued its
efforts to support the implementation of environmental
management, health and safety systems in all the Group’s
operating units, in which it conducted a number of pre-
assessment audits to verify the correct application of existing
procedures. Training was also provided at the same time to
HSE site and subsidiary managers.
The Company’s HSE function undertook communication and
training initiatives during the year and promoted the use of
tools at every level of the organisation, such as: publication
of the “Golden Safety Rules”, a document endorsed by the
CEO and the CFO of Prysmian S.p.A. which contains a brief
summary of the main operational rules and reaffirms one of
the Group’s guiding principles, namely protection of health
and safety at work and of the environment.
With the activities conducted during 2012 and prior years,
Prysmian S.p.A. has laid the foundations for a more conscious
and integrated management of the Company’s environmental,
health and safety issues.
In fact, the integration process represents an opportunity for
improvement; the Company’s HSE function will coordinate the
development of additional policies and operating procedures
to manage health, safety and the environment at all its
operating units.
More details can be found in the Directors’ Report contained in
the Group Annual Report.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Prysmian views the quality of human resources as a
condition for business success. The HR strategy, developed in
connection with the Prysmian-Draka integration process, is
based on four fundamental processes:
• Leadership Alignment, aimed at aligning organisation and
management in a common model during the integration
process;
• People Development, to recruit, develop and recognise the
value of people, with the aim of fostering the necessary
talent, skills and motivation to develop the business;
• Organisational Development, to keep the organisation
constantly in step with business needs;
• Social and internal relations, aimed at managing industrial
relations and internal relations (communication) in line
with the Group’s values and policies.
The fundamental processes of the Company are based on
a full expression of the Group’s value system that must
guide how management and employees act and behave
towards customers, partners, suppliers, shareholders and
communities.
Prysmian S.p.A. had a total of 324 employees at 31 December
2012 (294 at 31 December 2011), of whom 287 management/
white-collar staff (260 at 31 December 2011) and 37 blue-collar
staff (34 at 31 December 2011).
More details can be found in the Directors’ Report contained
in the Group Annual Report.
DIRECTION AND COORDINATION
Prysmian S.p.A. is not under the direction and coordination
of other companies or entities but decides its general and
operational strategy in complete autonomy. Pursuant to
art. 2497-bis of the Italian Civil Code, the direct and indirect
subsidiaries of Prysmian S.p.A. have identified it as the entity
which exercises direction and coordination for them. Such
direction and coordination involves identifying general and
operational strategies for the Group as a whole and defining
and implementing internal control systems, models of
governance and corporate structure.
